***Chiefs at Browns Official Game Day Thread***

[TopekaRoy]

https://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cleveland-family-guy-350x350.png
THE Cleveland Brown

[TopekaRoy]

The Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) (3-1 @ Away)

https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/product-images/P661490-10/2009-kansas-city-chiefs-team-logo.jpg

vs.

The Cleveland Browns (2-5-1) (2-1-1 @ Home)

https://t4.rbxcdn.com/91fd194f7dc32772b586a31c2a3c82c3

Sunday, November 4, 12:00PM CT
at
FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland, Ohio
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61Fsf0pGkeL._SX425_.jpg


Television coverage:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/b/be/Nfloncbs_logo.png/revision/latest?cb=20150810043727


Radio Coverage:
Kansas City
http://www.101thefox.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2015/02/site-logo.png

Lawrence/Topeka:
https://static-media.streema.com/media/cache/94/49/944990e0328a771d62764bea376896a2.jpg

Manhattan, KS:
http://www.robzerwekh.com/radio/kman2012.png

St. Louis
http://cdn-radiotime-logos.tunein.com/s26306q.png

(Links updated at 10:56PM CT)

Watch Online:

VIPBoxTV
[Link 1 (https://www.vipboxtv.se/stream-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-live-1)][Link 2 (https://www.vipboxtv.se/stream-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-live-2)]

DimSports
Link 1 (http://idimsports.eu/watch/690737/1/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 2 (http://idimsports.eu/watch/690737/2/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 3 (http://idimsports.eu/watch/690737/3/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 4 (http://idimsports.eu/watch/690737/4/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 5
(http://idimsports.eu/watch/690737/5/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html)
Zunoxide.net
(http://zunoxhd.stream/flash/5.php)
Wiz1.net
(http://wiz1.net/channel5)
Boss Cast
Channel 5 (http://bosscast.net/ch_a.php?5) Link 2 (http://bosscast.net/ch_c.php?30) Link 3 (http://bosscast.net/ch_d.php?20) Link 4 (http://bosscast.net/ch_g.php?30) Link 5 (http://bosscast.net/nfl_hd.php?11/h)

Feed2All
Link 1 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/1/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 2 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/2/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 3 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/3/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 4 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/4/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 5 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/5/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 6 (http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/6/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html) Link 7
(http://myfeed2all.eu/watch/690737/7/watch-cleveland-browns-vs-kansas-city-chiefs.html)
Stream2Watch.cc (https://www.stream2watch.org/live/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-cleveland-browns-live-stream)

Disclaimer: Links are provided for your convenience. No guarantee is made regarding quality of links or even if they work at all. Use a browser with an adblocker and always make sure your antivirus software is up to date. Use at your own risk.

Before watching any streams please READ THIS (http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/showthread.php/23329-IMPORTANT-Tips-for-watching-online-streams) important message.

[TopekaRoy]

Stats & Stuff


Weather forecast: http://nflweather.com/assets/weather/small/cloudy.png 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Overcast. 13 mph SE winds.

Line: Chiefs -8, Over/Under: 52

Trends:

Chiefs:
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland

Browns:
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Cleveland is 2-22-1 SU in its last 25 games
Cleveland is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Cleveland is 3-17-1 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 17 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City

Against the Spread:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1063&stc=1

Last 8 Games Head-2-Head:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1064&stc=1

OddsShark Super Computer Prediction:
Chiefs 33.0
Browns 20.6

Schedules/Results:


http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/kc.png&h=100&w=100
http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/cle.png&h=100&w=100




Date


Opponent
Time/TV
Tickets


Sunday
Sep. 9


at Los Angeles Chargers (https://fbschedules.com/la-chargers-schedule/)
Carson, CA
4:05pm ET
CBS

W 38-28



Sunday
Sep. 16


at Pittsburgh Steelers (https://fbschedules.com/pittsburgh-steelers-schedule/)
Pittsburgh, PA
1:00pm ET
CBS
W 42-37



Sunday
Sep. 23


San Francisco 49ers
(https://fbschedules.com/san-francisco-49ers-schedule/)Kansas City, MO
1:00pm ET
FOX

W 38-27



Monday
Oct. 1


at Denver Broncos (https://fbschedules.com/denver-broncos-schedule/)
Denver, CO
8:15pm ET
ESPN
W 27-23



Sunday
Oct. 7


Jacksonville Jaguars (https://fbschedules.com/jacksonville-jaguars-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
1:00pm ET
CBS
W 30-14



Sunday
Oct. 14

at New England Patriots (https://fbschedules.com/new-england-patriots-schedule/)
Foxborough, MA
8:20pm ET
NBC
L 43-40


Sunday
Oct. 21


Cincinnati Bengals (https://fbschedules.com/cincinnati-bengals-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
8:20pm ET
NBC
W 45-10



Sunday
Oct. 28


Denver Broncos (https://fbschedules.com/denver-broncos-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
1:00pm ET
CBS
W 30-23



Sunday
Nov. 4


at Cleveland Browns (https://fbschedules.com/cleveland-browns-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cleveland-Browns-vs-Kansas-City-Chiefs-tickets-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium---OH-Cleveland-Ohio-11-04-2018/1399068?aid=14849)


Sunday
Nov. 11

Arizona Cardinals (https://fbschedules.com/arizona-cardinals-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Kansas-City-Chiefs-vs-Arizona-Cardinals-tickets-at-Arrowhead-Stadium-Kansas-City-Missouri-11-11-2018/1398858?aid=14849)


Monday
Nov. 19

at LA Rams (https://fbschedules.com/la-rams-schedule/)
Mexico City, Mexico
8:15pm ET
ESPN
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Los-Angeles-Rams-vs-Kansas-City-Chiefs-tickets-at-Estadio-Azteca-Mexico-City-Mexico-11-19-2018/1399129?aid=14849)


Sunday
Nov. 25


BYE




Sunday
Dec. 2

at Oakland Raiders (https://fbschedules.com/oakland-raiders-schedule/)
Oakland, CA
4:05pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Oakland-Raiders-vs-Kansas-City-Chiefs-tickets-at-Oco-Coliseum-Oakland-California-12-02-2018/1398965?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 9

Baltimore Ravens (https://fbschedules.com/baltimore-ravens-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Kansas-City-Chiefs-vs-Baltimore-Ravens-tickets-at-Arrowhead-Stadium-Kansas-City-Missouri-12-09-2018/1398859?aid=14849)


Thursday
Dec. 13

LA Chargers (https://fbschedules.com/la-chargers-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO
8:20pm ET
FOX/NFLN
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Kansas-City-Chiefs-vs-Los-Angeles-Chargers-tickets-at-Arrowhead-Stadium-Kansas-City-Missouri-12-13-2018/1398856?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 23

at Seattle Seahawks (https://fbschedules.com/seattle-seahawks-schedule/)
Seattle, WA
8:20pm ET
NBC
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Seattle-Seahawks-vs-Kansas-City-Chiefs-tickets-at-CenturyLink-Field-Seattle-Washington-12-23-2018/1399019?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 30

Oakland Raiders (https://fbschedules.com/oakland-raiders-schedule/)
Kansas City, MO

1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Kansas-City-Chiefs-vs-Oakland-Raiders-tickets-at-Arrowhead-Stadium-Kansas-City-Missouri-12-30-2018/1398857?aid=14849)





Date


Opponent
Time/TV
Tickets


Sunday
Sep. 9


Pittsburgh Steelers (https://fbschedules.com/pittsburgh-steelers-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
TIED 21-21


Sunday
Sep. 16

at New Orleans Saints (https://fbschedules.com/new-orleans-saints-schedule/)
New Orleans, LA
1:00pm ET
FOX
L 21-18


Thursday
Sep. 20


New York Jets (https://fbschedules.com/ny-jets-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
8:20pm ET
NFLN
W 21-17



Sunday
Sep. 30

at Oakland Raiders (https://fbschedules.com/oakland-raiders-schedule/)
Oakland, CA
4:05pm ET
FOX
L 45-42(OT)


Sunday
Oct. 7


Baltimore Ravens (https://fbschedules.com/baltimore-ravens-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
W 12-9(OT)



Sunday
Oct. 14

LA Chargers (https://fbschedules.com/la-chargers-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
L 38-14


Sunday
Oct. 21

at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (https://fbschedules.com/tampa-bay-buccaneers-schedule/)
Tampa, FL
1:00pm ET
FOX
L 26-23(OT)


Sunday
Oct. 28

at Pittsburgh Steelers (https://fbschedules.com/pittsburgh-steelers-schedule/)
Pittsburgh, PA
1:00pm ET
CBS
L 33-18



Sunday
Nov. 4


Kansas City Chiefs (https://fbschedules.com/kansas-city-chiefs-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cleveland-Browns-vs-Kansas-City-Chiefs-tickets-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium---OH-Cleveland-Ohio-11-04-2018/1399068?aid=14849)


Sunday
Nov. 11

Atlanta Falcons (https://fbschedules.com/atlanta-falcons-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
FOX
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cleveland-Browns-vs-Atlanta-Falcons-tickets-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium---OH-Cleveland-Ohio-11-11-2018/1399066?aid=14849)


Sunday
Nov. 18

BYE




Sunday
Nov. 25

at Cincinnati Bengals (https://fbschedules.com/cincinnati-bengals-schedule/)
Cincinnati, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cincinnati-Bengals-vs-Cleveland-Browns-tickets-at-Paul-Brown-Stadium-Cincinnati-Ohio-11-25-2018/1394577?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 2

at Houston Texans (https://fbschedules.com/houston-texans-schedule/)
Houston, TX
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Houston-Texans-vs-Cleveland-Browns-tickets-at-NRG-Stadium-Formerly-Reliant-Stadium-Houston-Texas-12-02-2018/1399050?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 9

Carolina Panthers (https://fbschedules.com/carolina-panthers-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
FOX
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cleveland-Browns-vs-Carolina-Panthers-tickets-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium---OH-Cleveland-Ohio-12-09-2018/1399067?aid=14849)


Saturday
Dec. 15

at Denver Broncos (https://fbschedules.com/denver-broncos-schedule/)
Denver, CO
8:20pm ET
NFLN
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Denver-Broncos-vs-Cleveland-Browns-tickets-at-Sports-Authority-Field-at-Mile-High-Denver-Colorado-12-15-2018/1398974?aid=14849)


Sunday
Dec. 23

Cincinnati Bengals (https://fbschedules.com/cincinnati-bengals-schedule/)
Cleveland, OH
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Cleveland-Browns-vs-Cincinnati-Bengals-tickets-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium---OH-Cleveland-Ohio-12-23-2018/1399064?aid=14849)



Sunday
Dec. 30

at Baltimore Ravens (https://fbschedules.com/baltimore-ravens-schedule/)
Baltimore, MD
1:00pm ET
CBS
Buy Tickets (https://www.ticketmonster.com/buy-Baltimore-Ravens-vs-Cleveland-Browns-tickets-at-MT-Bank-Stadium-Baltimore-Maryland-12-30-2018/1399056?aid=14849)







Notable Quotables:
Chiefs:

“[T]hey have a ton of talented players ... They have a great defensive line that can really rush the passer and they know how to get turnovers, I mean, they go for the strips, they go for the interceptions. For us, it’s about staying within our game, playing the game we’ve been playing this entire season, not trying to force anything and just trying to put some points on the board.”

--Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes

Browns:


“I know our defense is going to have a great plan and give us some opportunities. They have players up front on defense, too ... It’s not an easy matchup by far but I think we have a good game plan on both sides of the ball. We’re going to try to keep up with them. They score a lot of points and we’re going to try to be right there with them.”

--Browns Guard Joel Bitonio

[TopekaRoy]

Injury Report:

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/kc.png&h=100&w=100


Name
Position
Inj Desc


Eric Berry
S
Heel


is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs Cleveland


Justin Houston
LB
Hamstring


is "?" Sunday vs Cleveland


De'Anthony Thomas
WR
Leg


IR


Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
G
Fibula


IR


Daniel Sorensen
S
Knee


IR


Anthony Hitchens
LB
Ribs


injured last game, is "?" Sunday vs Cleveland


Jordan Devey
G
Undisclosed


IR


Mitch Morse
C
Concussion


is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Cleveland


Tyreek Hill
WR
Groin


injured last game, is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Cleveland


Terrance Smith
LB
Knee


IR


Armani Watts
S
Undisclosed


IR


J.D. Moore
RB
Undisclosed


IR


Ben Niemann
LB
Hamstring


is "?" Monday vs Denver


Byron Pringle
WR
Hamstring


IR


Tejan Koroma
IR
C
Knee




http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/cle.png&h=100&w=100


Name
Position
Inj Desc


Rod Streater
WR
Neck


IR


Ray-Ray Armstrong
LB
Concussion


IR


Terrance Mitchell
CB
Forearm


IR


E.J. Gaines
CB
Concussion


is "?" Sunday vs Kansas City


Damarious Randall
CB
Groin


is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs Kansas City


JC Tretter
C
Ankle


is "?" Sunday vs Kansas City


Rashard Higgins
WR
Knee


is "?" Sunday vs Kansas City


Joe Schobert
LB
Hamstring


is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Kansas City


Antonio Callaway
WR
Ankle


is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs Kansas City


Desmond Harrison
T
Illness


is "?" Sunday vs Kansas City


Derrick Willies

WR
Collarbone



IR

[TopekaRoy]

Depth Charts:


http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/kc.png&h=100&w=100

Chiefs


http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1065&stc=1
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1066&stc=1



http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/cle.png&h=100&w=100

Browns



http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1067&stc=1http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1068&stc=1

[TopekaRoy]

More Stats & More Stuff

Team Leaders:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1069&stc=1
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1070&stc=1

Expert's Picks:
http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1071&stc=1

Prisco's Pick:


http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=884&d=1484473553&thumb=1



The Browns made a coaching change,
firing Hugh Jackson and making Gregg
Williams the interim coach. That could
help give the Browns some life, but
this is a brutal way for Williams to get
his Browns coaching career going.
Patrick Mahomes can light it up. Look
for Williams to blitz him a bunch, but
Mahomes will get this best of this game.





Chiefs 33
Browns 20

[TopekaRoy]

Chiefs vs. Browns: Game Preview
From Chiefs.com (https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-vs-browns-game-preview)

Posted Saturday, Nov 03, 2018 11:02 AM




http://prod.static.chiefs.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/KC/photos/Writer-Headshots/mattmcmullen-headshot.jpg
Matt McMullen
Chiefs Reporter
Chiefs.com@KCChiefs_Matt (https://twitter.com/KCChiefs_Matt)



It was almost exactly two years ago that these two quarterbacks set the college football universe ablaze.

In a showdown for the ages between Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma, the Red Raiders’ Patrick Mahomes and the Sooners’ Baker Mayfield combined for an NCAA-record 1,279 passing yards and 14 total touchdowns, with Oklahoma eventually emerging victorious by a score of 66-59.

It was simply an incredible display of offense by two quarterbacks destined to play on Sundays.

“There were a lot of talented people on the field,” Mahomes recalled. “It was one of those Big 12 shootouts, and if you look at the rosters, there are a lot of players [from that game] that are in the NFL now. I wish we would have won, but just being a part of something like that was awesome.”

Mahomes, of course, is continuing his record-breaking ways for the Kansas City Chiefs while Mayfield, whom the Cleveland Browns selected with the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, is in the midst of his first season as a professional.

Both players have found their fair share of success this season and, as the Chiefs take on the Browns this Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium, the two quarterbacks will meet for the first time in the NFL.

Mahomes has engineered the league’s top offense through eight games this year, leading the Chiefs to at least 30 points in all but one contest. Kansas City has racked up the most points (290), touchdowns (36) and plays of at least 20 yards (49) in the league while ranking second in scrimmage yards (3,445) and first downs (193), smashing a handful of franchise records in the process.

https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_landscape_tablet/f_auto/chiefs/lz3rqmtwlezhejdsl9et.jpg

It’s been a joy to watch as the Chiefs have assembled the top record in the AFC behind the right arm of their 23-year-old quarterback.

Mayfield, meanwhile, has often flashed the playmaking ability that won him the Heisman Trophy in 2017 - with multiple touchdown passes in three of his five starts under center - but it hasn’t translated to the standings.

The Browns have just two wins on the year, culminating in the firing of Head Coach Hue Jackson and Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley earlier this week.

That turnover withstanding, the Chiefs are not taking Cleveland lightly.

“We don’t get into that. We know there is talent there and coaching there,” said Head Coach Andy Reid. “What we do is focus on the process of getting ready to play a football team and eliminate all those other things. That is what we can control.”

Indeed, the Browns have plenty of talent on both sides of the ball.

Rookie tailback Nick Chubb is averaging 6.12 yards per carry on the year, and pass-catchers Antonio Callaway, Jarvis Landry and David Njoku have each hauled in multiple touchdowns.

Landry leads that group with 49 catches for 528 yards, and with an AFC-most 94 targets this season, the five-year veteran has consistently been Mayfield’s top option on offense.

Though despite the contributions of Mayfield, Landry and the rest of the Browns’ playmakers, Cleveland has struggled to score points lately. They’ve tallied fewer than 20 points in three of their last four games, and as
recently as last week, the Browns amassed only 237 yards of offense.

That’s a trend the Chiefs’ defense, which has impressed in each of the last two weeks, will look to prolong on Sunday, and much of that centers around the pass rush.

Led by linebacker Dee Ford, whose six sacks in October garnered AFC Defensive Player of the Month honors, Kansas City has brought down the opposing quarterback the second-most times of any team in the league this season (24), while the Browns, fittingly, have yielded the most sacks in the NFL (33).

“[Mayfield] can extend plays with his feet and he can make all the throws, so we need to do a good job of getting in his face,” said linebacker Reggie Ragland. “We have to let Dee, [linebacker] Breeland [Speaks] and our big guys up front get to work, and I think we have a shot of getting to him.”

https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_landscape_tablet/f_auto/chiefs/jmmmwkqjnzjyts8z9pjc.jpg

continued in next post--

[TopekaRoy]

--continued

The Browns, meanwhile, also have a guy that’s pretty good at rushing the quarterback.

Linebacker Myles Garrett - the top pick in the 2017 Draft - is tied with Ford for the second-most sacks (8) in the NFL this season, recording three in the past two weeks alone.

“He is a great player right now,” Reid said. “You see him getting better from last year to this year. He is way more comfortable. He can bring it now. [He’s] fast, big, strong and quick - all those things make for a [good] defensive end or outside linebacker at this level. He is very quick off the ball.”

The second-year linebacker has three forced fumbles on the year, contributing to Cleveland’s NFL-leading 22 takeaways on the season.

For context, that’s more than 17 teams tallied all of last season, and nearly twice as many as the Browns forced in 2017. This defense can take the ball away.

“They know how to get turnovers. They go for the strips and they go for the interceptions,” Mahomes said. “For us, it’s about staying within our game, playing the game we’ve been playing this entire season, not trying to force anything and just trying to put some points on the board.”

That strategy has worked pretty well so far this season, as the Chiefs are off to their best start in five years, and they’ll look to keep it going on Sunday in Cleveland.

[TopekaRoy]

Game Preview from ESPN.com (http://www.espn.com/nfl/preview?gameId=401030814)

Browns will aim to respond to upheaval vs. first-place Chiefs

There's nothing normal for the Cleveland Browns hosting the Kansas City Chiefs this week after the dismissals of head coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley, but interim head coach Gregg Williams finds himself trying to instill some semblance of order and stability for his squad in a time of turmoil.

"It's about what we do here these last weeks now," Williams said. "The past is the past, today is what it is and now we've got to get on to the (next) day."

Williams is trying to pull the Browns (2-5-1) out of a three-game skid.

"It's one of those things that you can handle as a distraction or you can use it to come together as a team," Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Wednesday before the first practice under Williams. "This locker room can become a lot tighter. I haven't been through a midseason change, but when (former Oklahoma head coach) Bob Stoops stepped down and (Oklahoma head coach) Lincoln Riley was the head coach, that was kind of the same situation

"It was different. It was new to us. We used that to come together. I expect the guys in here to be grown men, to be experienced football players and to handle it that way and keep that same mindset that we have the same goal. We need to reach that and work with each other."

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said his team can't let the distractions in Cleveland take his team's preparations off target. His plan is simple: stick to the process that helped his team to a 7-1 start

"We know there is talent there and coaching there," Reid said about the Browns. "What we do is focus in on getting the process of getting ready to play a football team and eliminate all those other things. That's what we can control."

The Browns certainly are not without talent, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. The club leads the league with 22 takeaways. Defensive end Myles Garrett, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2017 draft, paces the team with eight sacks. Reid says Garrett's speed off the ball makes him a dangerous pass rusher.

"You see him getting better from last year to this year," Reid said. "He is way more comfortable. He can bring it now. Fast, big, strong, quick, all those things make for a defensive end or outside linebacker at this level."

Reid expects Williams' defense to play aggressive against the Chiefs' passing attack led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

"He does a nice job with the guys," Reid said of Williams as a coach. "They will be ready to go. We have to make sure we focus in on that and make sure we are ready."

Mahomes sees that same aggression on the Cleveland game film.

"They have a great defensive line that can really rush the passer and they know how to get turnovers," Mahomes said. "They go for the strips, they go for the interceptions. For us, it's about staying within our game, playing the game we've been playing this entire season, not trying to force anything and just try to put some points on the board."

Williams said he scouted Mahomes among last year's quarterback class as the Browns prepared for the draft. Mahomes visited the Browns leading up to the draft, and Williams walked away sold on the quarterback's competitiveness and family upbringing.

"I was very impressed with him when he came through up here, and love what I heard, what I saw," Williams said. "I think the Chiefs have done a great job on how they've gone about coaching him, how they've built up his experience, how they trained him."

Offensively, the Browns remain fully behind Mayfield as the future face of the franchise. Williams believes the best thing he can to support Mayfield lies in helping him tap into instincts about how to be a NFL quarterback and lead a team on the field.

"I think he is also a lot like Pat there, I think he's a born leader," Williams said. "I think he's supposed to be the guy in the huddle. He's been that way his whole life. There's things that he does and feels about instincts that you cannot coach. You either have that or you don't have that."

Williams holds no doubts that Mayfield possesses the characteristics of a successful quarterback. But he seemed to question whether Jackson and Haley acted in the best interest of the rookie passer.

"He's got to have better people around him to continue to help do their job around him without making excuses," Williams said. "I can help him do that on not letting people make excuses around him."

Williams doesn't approach the second half of the season as a lost cause. He points to three losses by a combined nine points and four overtime games as evidence of a team closer to success than critics believe.

"We've got to continue to find a way to make a play or two at the end, maybe at the start, I don't know, to go ahead and win those games," Williams said." But Baker's the right guy, and there's a lot of other guys on this team that are also the right guys and we just got to get them going."

[TopekaRoy]

http://www.counterpoint-band.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CounterPoint_1200x280-1.png

Keys to Victory: What needs to happen for the Browns to beat the Chiefs (https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/keys-to-victory-what-needs-to-happen-for-the-browns-to-beat-the-chiefs)

by Jimmy Watkins
Posted Saturday, Nov 03, 2018 02:13 PM

1.Score more — and fast.

The Browns parted ways with two offensive-minded coaches this week. The best offense in the league is in town. It sounds obvious because it is. The Browns need to score more points, particularly early in games.

The Browns have gone half the season without a first quarter touchdown. Changing that is imperative. Playing ahead doesn’t just help the offense. It helps everyone.

“Offensively, if we’re staying on the field and getting points, it puts (the Chiefs) in an uncomfortable position,” defensive back T.J. Carrie said. “It allows (the defense) to be a little more aggressive in what we do and play a little different within our game plan.”

Of course, scoring early is always the game plan. Quarterback Baker Mayfield orchestrated two unanswered scoring drives to start last week’s game. But Pittsburgh regained the lead with just one. Good teams punish their opponents for kicking field goals.

“We just have to make the clutch plays,” Mayfield said. “We have to convert on third down, and we have to make the plays in critical moments. We have to win situational football, and we have to score touchdowns instead of field goals.”

2. Slow down Tyreek Hill (or at least tackle him while he’s moving fast)

The Chiefs score enough when all their weapons are on the field. The Browns can’t afford to surrender non-offensive touchdowns.

That means stopping Tyreek Hill, perhaps the most dangerous returner of this generation. Hill has scored five return touchdowns in under three seasons, including a 91-yard punt return touchdown earlier this season.

The simple solution is to kick away from Hill. He can’t score if he never gets the ball. But Browns special teams coordinator Amos Jones is a realist. He’ll do his best to steer Britton Colquitt away from kicking to Hill, but eventually the coverage team will need to pitch in.

“You obviously take directional punts into this game more so than ever,” Jones said. “But the bottom line is he is going to get a ball – we just have to tackle.”

3. Block out the noise

The Browns lost two coaches this week largely due to “internal discord” owner Jimmy Haslam said.

The players and remaining coaches spent all week telling reporters they didn't notice, nor were they affected by anything of that nature. And they’re taking the same approach to the fallout that’s accompanied the firings.

“Obviously, (the firings) could be a huge distraction, or it is something that could bring this locker room even closer,” Mayfield said. “We have to use this as something to make us come together.”

4. Ever wonder why the Chiefs score so many easy touchdowns?

The defenses they play against do, too. That’s because the Chiefs bamboozle their opponent on a weekly basis. They move players around, show different formations, deploy decoys and ball fakes. All in an attempt to shift opponents’ focuses from their assignments.

“They bank on (shifts and fakes) to get high-scoring plays,” Carrie said.

How do the Browns avoid the same pitfalls of 2018 defenses’ past?

“Trust your eyes,” safety Jabrill Peppers said. “See a little, then see a lot and make tackles in space is going to be the name of the game.”

[Chiefs4life24]

Hopefully this is not a trap game for the Chiefs

[matthewschiefs]

Hopefully this is not a trap game for the Chiefs

I've been thinking this all week. Recall the Giants game last year hopefully this doesn't turn out like that

[Chiefster]

I hate playing teams who have nothing to loose.

[matthewschiefs]

D starts off again hopefully they start out strong

[Chiefs4life24]

Thats 9 straight coin toss wins and defferences

[Chiefs4life24]

Horrible Spot

[brdempsey69]

Need a turnover.

[Chiefs4life24]

Reid should've challenged that and he would've won it

[TopekaRoy]

Bad spot should have been challenged. I hope that's not a sign of bad things to come.

[Chiefster]

Reid should have challenged the spot.

[Chiefster]

At least we didn't give up any points. Let's put. This game away early.

Exactly!

[Chiefs4life24]

Hitchens is Questionable to return with a rib injury

[matthewschiefs]

Please don't forget about that RB you have

[matthewschiefs]

Conley has to catch that UGH

[matthewschiefs]

HUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brdempsey69]

Drop by Conley. Got to hang onto the ball.

[Chiefs4life24]

touchdown Kansas City !!!!! Screen Pass

[brdempsey69]

TD by Hunt on a well executed screen.

Love how this Offense can strike in SO many ways.

[TopekaRoy]

Nice run after the catch by Hunt.

[Chiefster]

That's what I like to see!

[TopekaRoy]

Please don't forget about that RB you have

I guess they remembered him!

[Chiefs4life24]

Kareem Hunt now has 8 consecutive games where he has scored a Touchdown

[matthewschiefs]

I guess they remembered him!

That they did

Now hopefully the defense remembers to defend

[brdempsey69]

Need a stop by the D.

[matthewschiefs]

Got lucky with no flag there

[Chiefs4life24]

Thank god he turned his damn head around

[matthewschiefs]

SACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bend but don't break is just fine with this offense

[brdempsey69]

Sack !!!

Keep bringing the pressure.

[TopekaRoy]

Held them to a field goal. I'll trade TDs for FGs all day long.

[brdempsey69]

Hunt came to play.

[matthewschiefs]

You have to get rid of the football quicker then that. Can't take that sack

[matthewschiefs]

WARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

So far the screens are working against their blitzes

[brdempsey69]

That's how you counter the pressure with a well executed screen & again overcome a 3rd and long.

[TopekaRoy]

Nice run there by the forgotten Ware. Hey, that rhymes!

[Chiefs4life24]

Touchdown KELCE KANSAS CITY

[brdempsey69]

TD by Kelce !!

[TopekaRoy]

TD Kelce! That should be the game but with our defense you never know.

[Chiefster]

Let's keep this going!

[brdempsey69]

We have NEVER seen a BARRAGE of TD passes by the Chiefs like we've seen this season.

[matthewschiefs]

TD Kelce! That should be the game but with our defense you never know.

It's not even halftime it's never game seen way to many leads blown to feel safe with any lead before halftime

[brdempsey69]

Need a turnover.

[Chiefster]

This defense makes me crazy!

[matthewschiefs]

Sigh defense

[Chiefs4life24]

thats why its not over

[Chiefster]

This one's on the defense.

[brdempsey69]

Need to answer back on Offense.

[Seek]

here's is what is happening mr. sutton.... your getting killed when we go man to man.. the defense players are not good enough to do their man to man duties... 4th and 1, and a wheel route to the HB fo 20 yards.. man to man on the five and they block the linebacker... walk in touchdown

[brdempsey69]

Sutton needs to put O'Daniel into the game to cover Duke Johnson, as nobody covered him on the 4th down play.

[TopekaRoy]

Browns are getting a lot of help from the refs today. Favorable spots, picked up flags, bad calls...

[Justin5772002]

Hey MatthewsChiefs what was that thread that’s your go to again? I remember using it and it worked great for me last time

[matthewschiefs]

And a delay of game UGH

[Seek]

they gave the browns a bad spot earlier.

[TopekaRoy]

Nice pass to Hill.

[Seek]

And a delay of game UGH
I dont think kurt offense cares that much about 5 yards

[brdempsey69]

Take it in, again Offense.

[matthewschiefs]

Hey MatthewsChiefs what was that thread that’s your go to again? I remember using it and it worked great for me last time

I'm not sure we are in need of a RIP chiefs thread just yet.

Maybe a RIP Chiefs D thread

[Chiefs4life24]

here's is what is happening mr. sutton.... your getting killed when we go man to man.. the defense players are not good enough to do their man to man duties... 4th and 1, and a wheel route to the HB fo 20 yards.. man to man on the five and they block the linebacker... walk in touchdown

I want us to draft Greedy Williams CB from LSU he is very good in Man to Man

[Chiefster]

Well I'd the offense works at it they'll push it out of field goal range.

[brdempsey69]

First and goal. Pound it in.

[Chiefs4life24]

Touchdown KANSAS CITY HUNT !!!!!!!

[brdempsey69]

TD Hunt.

[Justin5772002]

I mean the live stream of the game. Just tried a few listed on Topeka’s intro but they’re not working for me

[Chiefster]

That's a good answer.

[TopekaRoy]

TD Hunt Again!

[matthewschiefs]

Hunt is having himself a game in the first half

[brdempsey69]

Now Mr. Sutton. Get your D adjusted and stop the Browns this time.

[brdempsey69]

Bring the pressure on the QB.

[Chiefs4life24]

I mean the live stream of the game. Just tried a few listed on Topeka’s intro but they’re not working for me


im watching the dimsports broadcast link

[matthewschiefs]

DEE FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we can really get this game in great shape

[matthewschiefs]

DEE FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we can really get this game in great shape

Or not

[Chiefs4life24]

**** call

[Seek]

they never threw a flag

[Chiefs4life24]

like hell ford was offsides

[Seek]

he wasnt off side.. he just timed it right. never threw a flag which us crap

[Justin5772002]

Thanks C4L! Got it going!

[TopekaRoy]

I don't like to blame the refs but I will this time.

[Seek]

should never have happened

[matthewschiefs]

Good lord D

[brdempsey69]

So the refs give them a TD. And Sutton doesn't adjust his D to key on Duke Johnson.

[matthewschiefs]

Take a shot here if you don't get it the first play take a knee and go into the half

[Seek]

that is offsides

[Seek]

wow... they are out to get us

[matthewschiefs]

What BS is this

[Seek]

trent green and everyone is confused

[Chiefster]

I wonder how Sutton feels about his "bend don't break" defense now.

[Seek]

I wonder how Sutton feels about his "bend don't break" defense now.

its been a bend over and take it defense

[matthewschiefs]

I wonder how Sutton feels about his "bend don't break" defense now.

No need to adjust it's just fine probably

[Seek]

No need to adjust it's just fine probably
well they did their job.. the refs gave it back to them

[brdempsey69]

I wonder how Sutton feels about his "bend don't break" defense now.

He's not making adjustments or bringing pressure on the QB. This is going to be a major achilles heel that will spell doom in the post-season. The Browns have no business being this close in this game.

[Justin5772002]

That was a weird ending to a half. Sucks that Mahomes is going to get charged with an interception for that and we got nothing out of it

[TopekaRoy]

Man, I've seen it all today but we're still up by 5 and the Chiefs get the ball to start the 2nd half. Let's put the game away in the 3rd quarter.

[matthewschiefs]

Wow! So, spiking the ball to kill the clock is now intentional grpunding????

Have NEVER seen that called before. NEVER

[Chiefster]

Have NEVER seen that called before. NEVER

...You and me both.

[Justin5772002]

Have NEVER seen that called before. NEVERcould it be you’ve never seen the call is because nobody spikes the ball when the clock is previously stopped already? Gotta know your situation

[TopekaRoy]

My Bears are beating the Bills 28-0 at halftime, so I'm having a good day all around.

[Chiefs4life24]

Man, I've seen it all today but we're still up by 5 and the Chiefs get the ball to start the 2nd half. Let's put the game away in the 3rd quarter.

Umm were up by 6

[TopekaRoy]

The clock was supposed to restart when the ref put the ball in play and it didn't. That's why Pat planned on spiking it. Even an announcer said he should spike it.

[TopekaRoy]

Umm were up by 6 Even better!

[matthewschiefs]

Need to run the ball more. Hunt got 3 carries in the first half

[Seek]

and here comes the handcuffing flags

[brdempsey69]

Looks like the Chiefs are going to have to beat both the Browns and the refs.

[TopekaRoy]

Need to run the ball more. Hunt got 3 carries in the first half
And 2 touchdowns. I'm okay with tossing him the ball here and there.

[Seek]

ware looks so slow compared to the rest of our offense

[TopekaRoy]

Wylie (the ref) must've took the Browns and the points.

[Seek]

another hold

[Seek]

lol three flags on our offense. wow

[matthewschiefs]

And Harris drops one UGH

[matthewschiefs]

WHAT A THROW WHAT A CATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad news the D will soon be back on the field

[brdempsey69]

TD by Kelce.

[Chiefs4life24]

8 Straight 300 yards passing games for Mahomes tying Trent Green from 2004

[TopekaRoy]

TD Kelce. Way to start the 2nd half.

[matthewschiefs]

Our Cleveland area natives have scored every TD so far LOL

[brdempsey69]

29 TD passes by Mahomes thus far this season. One more & he ties the team record.

[Chiefster]

Offense continues to do thier job, let's hope the defense can start doing thiers.

[brdempsey69]

Defense needs to get a stop or a turnover.

[TopekaRoy]

29 TD passes by Mahomes thus far this season. One more & he ties the team record.
For the season? This is only game 9!

[brdempsey69]

TACKLE.....will you.

[Seek]

blocked punt

[matthewschiefs]

Special teams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chiefnutz]

That was a great stop, and now a blocked punt, whoo hoo!!!

[brdempsey69]

Finally, a stop by the Defense.

And a blocked punt. Take it in Offense & extend the lead.

[TopekaRoy]

Blocked punt! Time to finish then off.

[matthewschiefs]

THERE YOU GO GIVE HUNT THE BALL.

Looking good now

[Chiefs4life24]

Touchdown HUNT KANSAS CITY!!!!!!

[matthewschiefs]

LOL He missed the XP.

[brdempsey69]

Hunt's 3rd TD of the day. Keep pouring it on them & make them pay for the rotten officiating.


LOL He missed the XP.

Bad snap caused that.

[TopekaRoy]

TD Hunt! 20 point lead!

[Chiefs4life24]

Dammit Butker your on the verge of being cut

[Chiefster]

Defense got a stop - check.
Special teams got a blocked punt - check
Offense does what it does best - check.
...That is all.

[TopekaRoy]

TD Hunt! 20 point lead! I must've jinxed him. Sorry about that.

[Chiefster]

Dammit Butker your on the verge of being cut

It's because he didn't kick it from 50plus yards out.

[brdempsey69]

Bring the pressure on the QB and force him to make a mistake.

[brdempsey69]

3rd and long and AGAIN give up an easy 1st down.

[Chiefster]

44 was useless on that play.

[brdempsey69]

Sack by Chris Jones.

[Chiefs4life24]

that is the 5th consecutive game Chris "Stone Cold" Jones has had a sack

[brdempsey69]

AGAIN. Give them a damn 1st down on 3rd and long.

[matthewschiefs]

We have done a lot that against the better teams will get us beat. Have to fix these things the Rams are quickly coming up

[Seek]

another man to man td given up.

[Chiefster]

So, there's this thing the defense may have heard of, it's called tackling.

[Chiefs4life24]

Im telling you Greedy Williams would solve our Man to Man issues

[Chiefster]

We have done a lot that against the better teams will get us beat. Have to fix these things the Rams are quickly coming up

The Rams will run rough shod over this decense.

[Seek]

The Rams will run rough shod over this decense.
every team has run through this defense except cindy

[Chiefs4life24]

well this sucks so much for getting to 51 points

[TopekaRoy]

16 point lead. Defense needs to step up here. You don't want to give the Browns any hope.

[matthewschiefs]

D gets a stop. They haven't been good today but they also haven't been as bad as they have in other games

[TopekaRoy]

D always seems to come through when it has to. On our way to 8-1.

[matthewschiefs]

Dorsey getting a good look at the offense that he built

[matthewschiefs]

Mahomes tried to do to much there

[matthewschiefs]

Who is this new guy #2

[Chiefs4life24]

Mahomes did a good job their

[chiefnutz]

Intercepted, oh baby what a play.

[Eydugstr]

Nice pick by Nelson...way to make up for getting burned

[Eydugstr]

What this?? Running the ball to run the clock down? Where's the Reid we know and love?

[matthewschiefs]

What this?? Running the ball to run the clock down? Where's the Reid we know and love?

And it's not being done far to early. Reid sometimes starts this way before he should. See the Titans playoff game

[Chiefs4life24]

What a terrible game total failure in all phases

[chiefnutz]

Well all right, 8 - 1.